Lefty Boone
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Lefty Boone was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Bats / Throws
- — / L
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| 1941 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1942 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .134 |
| 1943 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .214 | .464 |
| 1944 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| Listed seasons · 5 | 57 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .120 | — | — | — |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | GS | CG | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0.00 | 1.45 |
| 1941 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.1 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 0.72 | 1.02 |
| 1942 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55.2 | 70 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 0.32 | 1.81 |
| 1943 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 63.1 | 39 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 52 | 1.99 | 1.07 |
| 1944 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24.2 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2.55 | 1.74 |
| Listed seasons · 5 | 9 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 212.2 | 189 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 107 | 153 | 1.10 | 1.39 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Boone
- Did Lefty Boone pitch?
- Yes. Lefty Boone has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 212.2 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
- Is Lefty Boone in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Lefty Boone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.